If you enlarge the photo of the Tangerine-Clove lollipops above (part of our Spice Rack collection), you’ll see clearly that they’ve got some powered sugar on them. Hey! Aren’t lollipops sweet enough already?
Well, powdered sugar isn’t really a flavor garnish. It serves two purposes – one decorative and one functional. The decorative purpose is self-explanatory, I hope. It just looks really pretty!
On the functional side, I sometimes grab the shaker of powdered sugar because I cook our lollipops in rainy Seattle. Rain means humidity, and humidity is one of the chief enemies of hard candy! If it’s humid when the lollipops are cooling in their molds, they may pick up a little moisture from the air. This makes them a little sticky and hard to bag. The cure? Powdered sugar!
photos by Kevin Keeker
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